Adding Olanzapine to Three Drugs Anti Emetic Regimen: Is it Time to Jump the Gun?

Aditi Aggarwal; Vinod Sharma; Sameer Rastogi

doi:10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_92_17

Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2018; 39(02): 125-126
DOI: 10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_92_17

Editorial Commentary

Adding Olanzapine to Three Drugs Anti Emetic Regimen: Is it Time to Jump the Gun?

Authors

Aditi Aggarwal

Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India
Vinod Sharma

Department of Medical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Sameer Rastogi

Department of Medical Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

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